RISC OS Alternatives

RISC OS is described as 'Risc OS is an open-source OS specifically designed to run on the ARM chipset' and is a operating system in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to RISC OS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Self-Hosted, Mac and Windows apps. The best RISC OS alternative is Linux Mint, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RISC OS are Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux.

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  1. 100% Fedora-compatible Linux distribution with stable updates, open-source packages, out-of-the-box tweaks, and enhanced setup for developers and everyday users, streamlining software creation, packaging, and immediate usability across all experience levels.

    169 Ultramarine Linux alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  2. GNU Guix icon
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    A purely functional package manager and an advanced distribution of the GNU operating system developed by the GNU Project—which respects the freedom of computer users.

    211 GNU Guix alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • GNU Hurd
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  3. Endless OS icon
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    Endless OS is a Linux-based operating system which provides a simplified and streamlined user experience using a customized desktop environment forked from GNOME 3. Rather than using a traditional Linux package management system, Endless OS uses a read-only root file system...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  4. antiX icon
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    antiX is a fast, lightweight and easy to install systemd-free Linux live CD distribution based on Debian Stable for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems.

    172 antiX alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Linux
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  5. Ubuntu Kylin icon
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    Ubuntu Kylin is an official Ubuntu subproject whose goal is to create a variant of Ubuntu that is more suitable for Chinese users using the Simplified Chinese writing system.

    161 Ubuntu Kylin alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  6. Debian-based Linux distribution with KDE Plasma 6, SDDM, Calamares installer, and major Breeze theme modifications. GPLv3+ licensed. High RAM required for Plasma, with LXQt lite fork available for less powerful hardware and lower memory usage.

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Debian
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  7. Edubuntu icon
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    Edubuntu is an Ubuntu-based operating system that's designed for educational use in schools and other educational institutions.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  8. Ubuntu Core icon
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    Ubuntu Core, a minimalist rendition of Ubuntu , is a lightweight, transactionally updated operating system designed for deployments on embedded and IoT devices, cloud and more.

    142 Ubuntu Core alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  9. SUSE is the original provider of the enterprise Linux distribution and the most interoperable platform for mission-critical computing. It's the only Linux recommended by VMware, Microsoft and SAP. And it's supported on more hardware and software than any other enterprise...

    149 SUSE Linux Enterprise alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  10. BunsenLabs icon
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    BunsenLabs Linux is a distribution offering a light-weight and easily customizable Openbox desktop. The current release is Helium, built on top of Debian (stable). The project is a community continuation of CrunchBang Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  11. NomadBSD icon
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    NomadBSD is a persistent live system for USB flash drives, based on FreeBSD. Together with automatic hardware detection and setup, it is configured to be used as a desktop system that works out of the box, but can also be used for data...

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    • BSD
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  12. WattOS icon
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    wattOS is a fast desktop Linux distribution based on Debian. Using the lightweight Openbox window manager as its default user interface, the distribution strives to be as energy-efficient as possible...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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